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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in blended learning technology have enabled learners in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Macau to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle poor student motivation and high student attrition?

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